Car Hire London Gatwick Airport - Mini guide to London Gatwick Airport

Britain’s second busiest airport is situated south of London and is a lot less busy than Heathrow. Many trans-Atlantic flights, as well as African destinations, depart from Gatwick and the airport consists of North and South Terminals, connected by a monorail.

Both terminals have exchange bureaux, ATMs, airport information desks, shops, duty-free outlets, restaurants and bars. There is a post office in the South Terminal and an adjacent medical centre in Ashdown House offering immunisations.

The airport provides a Fast Track priority service for business class travellers, and a full range of business services at the London Gatwick Hilton Hotel ((+44) 01293 518 080) and the Le Meridien London Gatwick Hotel ((+44) 01293 567 070) nearby.

Gatwick North Terminal has separate arrival areas for domestic and international flights. International arrivals take up to 50 minutes to clear baggage and customs/immigration.

Estimated arrival times can be found on BBC CEEFAX pages 445 and 446 or ITV Teletext pages 185 and 186. By touch-tone phone, dial 0870 0002468 and listen to the instructions.

Airport information: (+44) 870 0002468 Flight information: Gatwick Airport website.